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1
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oral cancer is the __ most common type in men and the __ most common type in women

A

8th;14th

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2
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the death rate of oral cancer is approximately __ death every hour, every day

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one

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3
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_______ accounts for 40% of all cancers in india

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squamous cell carcinoma

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4
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in india, approx __ people die every hour of oral cancer alone

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14

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5
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____ per year will die

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9,000

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6
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the average survival rate at 5 years is ____%(blacks 39% vs whites___%)

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59%; 61%

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7
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oral cancer has the ____ lowest survival rate of any cancer. and survival rates alone are not improving

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5th lowest

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8
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____ new cases of oral and oropharyngeal cancer diagnosed in the US in 2010

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36,540(more in men than women)

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9
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the cdc states that the 5-year survival rate for patients with localized disease is ___%`

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81

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10
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however, the 5-year survival rate for patients with oral cancer spread to other sites is only ___%

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30

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11
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_______ makes up over 90% of all oral and oropharyngeal cancers

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squamous cell carcinoma

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12
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peak age is 50-70 yrs old; no age is immune; male prediction 3-1; oral cancer has been found in 2 yr olds; risk factors correlate with incidence in the >40 year old group

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squamous cell carcinoma

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13
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____men have the highest overall incidence rate of oral squamous cell carcinoma and blacks and whites have higher oral cancer rates than do hispanics or asians

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black men

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14
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___ is the most common site of oscc for all ethniticites

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tongue

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15
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there has been a fourfold increase in occurrence in men in their 30’s as compared to 10 years ago in what cancer

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oscc

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16
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risk factors: 
tobacco
alcohol
genetic defects
immune defects
environmental defects
betel quid, areca nut, narcotics, and cannabis use
hpv
A

squamous cell carcinoma

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17
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how much percent of those with oral cancer were/is a smoker

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90%

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18
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smokers are __ times more likely to develop oral cancers than nonsmokers

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6

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19
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cigarette smoke destroys the antioxidants in the saliva and turns the saliva into a chemical mixture that could

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accelerate the development of mouth cancer

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20
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is smokeless tobacco a huge risk factor as previously though?

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no

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21
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moist or dry leaf is worse?(smokeless tobacco)

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dry

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22
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in sweden, there is an ___ in smokeless tobacco usage but a decrease in the incidence of oral cancer

A

increase

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23
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oral cancer will usually appear about ____ years after smokeless tobacco use

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20-40 years

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24
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it truly takes ___ weeks for tobacco pouch keratosis to resolve

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2-6 weeks

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25
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biopsy if lesion persists after __ weeks without contact with tobacco

A

6

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26
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pacific islanders and asians are bringing a dangerous habit with them to the us; treating it like smokeless tobacco

A

betal nut quid

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27
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an addictive stimulant that can cause an aggressive form of oral cancer

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betel leaf

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28
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swedish style, steam-pasteurized, moist smokeless tobacco; not dry or fire-cured like snuff; not a good idea; if these carcinogens are swallowed, , will it increase the numbers of esophageal and stomach cancers?

A

snus

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29
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defined as drinking 6 equivalents or more per day of : 1.5 oz hard liquor(shot)
6oz. wine
12oz beer

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alcohol abuse

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30
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you are at greater risk of oral cancer if you abuse__ than if you are smoking 2 packs per day

A

alcohol

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31
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six drinks/day=__ times increase risk of cancer

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3.3

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32
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6-9 drinks/day= ___ times increase risk

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15

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33
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aging
chronic nutritional deficiency
disease states
therapeutic intervention

A

immune system deficits

34
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low consumption of fruits and veggies ___ an oral cancer risk factor

A

is

35
Q

can result in gradual accumulation of genetic defects which alters the cell’s ability to regulate normal cell function; aids, chronic candida, hpv, some types of herpes virus(herpes cofactor with tobacco)

A

disease states

36
Q

some studies suggest oral cancers at the base of the ___ and ____ are associated with high risk hpv types oropharyngeal cancers

A

tongue; tonsils

37
Q

how do some hpvs promote malignant transformation?

A

by inactivation of certain oncosuppressor genes

38
Q

hpv vaccines cover teh hpv___ found most commonly in the oral mucosa, but their protective effect against oral cancer remains to be elucidated

A

genotypes

39
Q

oral and oropharyngeal scc has been linked to high-risk ___ strains

A

hpv

40
Q

oral hpv infection may be transmitted

A

sexually
mouth to mouth
vertically from an infected mother to her newborn during delivary

41
Q

if your immune systems surveillance is removed this can increase the risk for

A

cancer

42
Q

is family history of cancer a risk factor for squamous cell carcinoma

A

no

43
Q

is consumption of hot beverages and spicy foods a risk factor

A

no

44
Q

south carolina has the __ highest oral cancer mortality rate in the US

A

4th

45
Q

persons with chronic gum disease were __ times more likely to have tongue cancer with every millimeter of alveolar bone loss than those without gum disease

A

5.2 times

46
Q 
red plaque-like(or mixed)
white plaque
ulcer
exophytic mass(can be endophytic)
irregular, nodular mass
unexplained radiolucency
A

squamous cell carcinoma

47
Q

a red lesion of the oral mucosa with no apparent cause; also should be carefully evaluated especially if there is history of tobacco usage

A

erythroplasia

48
Q

caused by epithelial dysplasia, cis, or scc; middle-aged; risk factors important; floor of mouth, lateral and ventral tongue, soft palate; biopsy mandatory if lesion persists after removal of suspected predisposing factors

A

erythroplakia

49
Q

__ are already dysplasia, cis, or scc

A

91% of erythroplakia

50
Q

what is the most common precancerous lesions of the oral mucosa

A

leukoplakia and erythroplasia

51
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heterogeneous and homo

A

leukoplakia

52
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lack of uniformity

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hetero

53
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uniform appearance

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homo

54
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clinical diagnosis, not microscopic; asses rf; increased risk for malignant transformation; biopsy mandatory if lesion persists after removal of suspected predisposing factors

A

leukoplakia

55
Q

leukoplakia: dysplasia in about __% of cases, invasive scc in __ % of cases

A

10;5

56
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red lesion with focal areas of white plaques; biopsy mandatory if lesion persists after removal of suspected predisposing factor; high incidence of premalignancy or malignancy with this type

A

speckled leukoplakia

57
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what kind of feature is pain

A

late feature

58
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unusual sites of scc

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dorsum of tongue and rugae

59
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hard, nonmovable lesions, irregular borders, nonhealing ulcer, pain

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advanced lesions scc

60
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sites at greater risk for scc

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posterior lateral border of tongue, floor of mouth-epithelium is thin/occurs in males mostly; tonsillar pillars

61
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5 year survival rate of oral cancer

A

> 80% for early stage

20% with advanced stage

62
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stage 1

A

77-85%

63
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stage 2

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66-76%

64
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stage 3

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41-44%

65
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stage 4

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9-20%

66
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is histological differentiation of importance to prognosis of scc

A

least importance

67
Q

there is an increased incidence of scc in young

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adults; poor survival rate; deficit in immune system or related to marijuana use

68
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light-emitting diode(led light that provides blue-white illumination of lesions after applying 1% acetic acid wash. examples: microlux/dl and orascoptic dk. abnormal squamous epithelium appears distinctly white

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tissue-reflectance devices

69
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uses blue light to distinguish healthy mucosa from malignant oral tissue. example: velscope, abnormal tissue appears darker than the pale green background of normal tissue

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autofluorescence device detector

70
Q

one product combines the technologies of tissue reflectance and autofluorescence with a white light source. ex: identafi 3000

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autofluorescence-tissue reflectance device

71
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using toluene blue stain, brush-cytology sampling provides a full-thickness sample of cells from the lesion. helps the practitioner assess the need for surgical biopsy and tissue diagnosis. ex: cytobrush plus gt

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lesion-sampling device

72
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an aggressive form of oral leukoplakia: persistent, often multifocal, refractory of treatment, high risk of recurrence and high risk of malignant transformation

A

pvl

73
Q

has a higher risk of malignant transfromation than the most common non-verrucous leukoplakis

A

pvl

74
Q

females middle-aged-eldery; hard palate and gingiva; could develop into verrucous carcinoma or well-diff scc

A

pvl

75
Q

___ % of patients will die with pvl associated cancers

A

40%

76
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even with aggressive surgical excision, __% of lesions pvl will be cancerous in 10 yrs

A

70%

77
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shaggy and raised; slow growing and low metastatic rate. 74% survival rate

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verrucous carcinoma

78
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every patient 18 yrs of age or older shoul dbe

A

screened 1x/year

79
Q

high risk patients should be screened every

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6 months

80
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__% of incidence of oral scc found among patients who had never smoked according to one study

A

33%

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